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A Higher Standard

School’s In

Let’s Taco ‘Bout It

Science standards come with higher expectations

Two local principals talk back to school

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NEWS NEW SCIENCE STANDARDS MAKE THE GRADE But some Idaho teachers may still need assistance SK YL AR BARSANTI

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how to implement them,” said Casey Mattoon, programs manager for the Idaho Sierra Club and advisor to the Idaho Climate Justice League. “That’s critical, especially for those first-year teachers in rural districts who need to have that information to succeed.” Mattoon said the Sierra Club embraces any opportunity to engage people on fact-based public education. “We think oftentimes that student voices are ignored in their own education or education policy,” said Mattoon. “So, our approach would be to engage leaders at the district level—teachers, staff, students—and get them to create a shared learning experience around climate change. Regardless, the Idaho Climate Justice League is already thinking about how they’re going to take an active role in educating other students.” To be sure, the new science standards are a sea change in Idaho public education, but Ferro said it’s the widespread support of education advances that will be critical to teachers overcoming pedagogical challenges. Chris Taylor, the Boise School District’s K-12 science, social studies and computer science supervisor, and a member of the science standards committee, agrees. “For educators who have been teaching 20 or more years, it’s going to be a change,” said Taylor. “We think about over 120 school districts in our state just having to wrap their heads around the standards that truly are K-12 standards now. All grade levels build on one another. Teachers need to know the content, the science and engineering practices and how all sciences are tied together by different themes and patterns.” Earlier this summer, the science standards committee and the Idaho Department of Education hosted regional training courses on the new standards for educators across Idaho, but committee members were quick to add that the effort requires community partnerships as well. For example, Ferro said she’s been making connections with the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge and the College of Idaho to come up with new ways to get students outside—and community partners inside—the classroom. The standards aside, Ferro concluded that science can’t be taught with a textbook alone. “We’re going to need field trip money, supplies, equipment and access to consumable materials,” she said. “Advocating for resources and community partnerships supports science instruction the way we know it needs to happen in our state, and the way we know our students need it in order to be successful.”

Treasure Valley middle school students regularly participate in outdoor experiential learning ﬁeld trips. MELYS SA FERRO

This past February, teachers, students and parents across Idaho took note of a contentious two-day public hearing at the Idaho Statehouse surrounding newly proposed K-12 science standards. Noteworthy was that, time and again, Idaho House Education Committee Chairwoman Rep. Julie VanOrden (R-Pingree) chastised anyone who dared to use the phrase “climate change” during public testimony. Following VanOrden’s lead, the Republican majority of the committee voted 12-4 to omit a section of the proposed standards that referenced the impact of fossil fuels on the environment, stunning a cadre of teachers who had worked long and hard on the proposal. Two weeks later, those in favor of the proposed standards breathed a collective sigh of relief when an Idaho Senate Committee overrode the House, approving the new standards with climate change references left intact. Four GOP senators joined two Democrats to vote 6-2 to push through the science standards. Now, the time has come to apply those standards in Idaho classrooms—and put Idaho teachers to the test. “The new standards take the word ‘science,’ but change it from just being a noun, or a body of facts, or something we have to memorize. Now, it’s turned into a verb, a series of actions,” said Melyssa Ferro, a Treasure Valley middle school science teacher and member of the committee that helped craft the standards. “Rather than teaching kids how to simply read someone’s data passively, we’re asking them to go out and seek their own data and create solutions.” Knowing that an update to Idaho science standards was coming, Ferro has already been working with the Caldwell School District to adopt “inquiry-based” methods, but not every Idaho teacher or district has had the opportunity—or money—to do the same. “While I wholeheartedly believe this will be a better way of teaching science in Idaho, it’s also going to take professional development and training to get our teachers to the point where they have the resources, the background knowledge and the context that they’re going to need to implement the new standards,” Ferro said. The man who oversees the Idaho Climate Justice League, a student-driven program to promote science education, said the new standards provide a rare opportunity in Gem State history to engage more of the public in fact-based conversations on science. “These new standards include guidelines on

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CITIZEN REBECCA SE VERSON

REBECCA SEVERSON AND DR. GALE ZICKEFOOSE

The past is prologue, and for these two Boise principals, it’s all about the future GEORGE PRENTICE

Their career paths are quite different, but as one begins his 20th year as a principal in the Boise Independent School District and the other embarks on her first assignment as a principal, they share confidence and enthusiasm. In separate conversations with Boise Weekly, Rebecca Severson and Dr. Gale Zickefoose spoke with candor, focus and passion about their respective schools, neighborhoods and the district. As more than 26,000 Boise students head back to class, Severson, Zickefoose and their counterparts at the district’s 33 elementary schools, eight middle schools and five high schools are poised to launch another academic year on Monday, Aug. 20. Zickefoose worked as a teacher/coach for three years in the Nampa School District before transferring to the Boise district in 1993, with assignments at, in order, Hawthorne, Amity, Valley View, Garfield, Cynthia Mann and Collister elementary schools. In 2007, Zickefoose became principal at Horizon Elementary. Severson began as a teacher in the Boise district in 2011, with assignments at, in order, Riverside, Whitney and Horizon elementary schools. Earlier this year, she was selected to be the new principal at Roosevelt Elementary. Based on the administrators that you’ve been around and your own experiences, what type of principal do you strive to be? Zickefoose: Early on in my career, I was extremely focused on organization, making things go smoothly. I soon recognized that I was naturally more of an instructional leader. Over time, I’ve been able to recognize good teaching. I’m a better principal because I’ve worked with really good teachers. Severson: Getting in the door and talking to the staff is where you really first learn about the culture of a school. When I first got a chance to meet my staff at Roosevelt, I asked them to write four things down on a card: “What are you worried about? What do you absolutely not want to change? What do you absolutely want to change? Tell me something I need to know BOISE WEEKLY.COM

about you.” I’ve already referred to those cards many times. Zickefoose: I was just talking to a couple of brand new teachers this morning. I told them, “You’ve earned your degrees. You’re professionals. You know what you’re doing.” I think my teachers would say that I support them and trust them to do their jobs well. I don’t think they’d say I’m a micromanager. It’s in my best interest to trust their judgment and trust their ideas.

Not all Boise elementary schools operate on the same schedule. Zickefoose: Shadow Hills is one of eight or nine late-start schools. We get underway at 9:15 [a.m.] and wrap at 3:45 [p.m.]. Severson: Our morning bell rings at 8:40 [a.m.] and we end at 3:15 [p.m.].

How does your own day start? Zickefoose: My wife and I are pretty commitCan you talk a bit about how your schools ted to getting up and talking a walk with Barkley, are a reflection of your neighborhoods? our golden retriever, Zickefoose: I don’t every morning. I live in think many people “AS SOON AS I my own attendance area, know that the kids at so that’s a pretty cool Shadow Hills literally HE ARD ABOUT THIS commute. come from three differSeverson: I’m absoent cities: Boise; GarA S S I G N M E N T, M Y lutely a morning person. den City on the south I have to get up and side of State Street; HUSBAND AND I exercise to get the brain and from the City of working. RO DE OUR BIKES Eagle in a subdivision Zickefoose: I’ve been [on the west] side of OVER TO THE thinking a lot about Highway 55. how my school days will NEIGHBORHOOD. I start this year. I want And Roosevelt to be intentional about sits in an East Boise G OT C HI L L S .” connecting with my neighborhood that teachers. I have a veteran could have been in a staff and they’re ready to go each morning. But I Norman Rockwell painting: tree-lined sidewalks beckoning you to take a walk, historic really want to be cruising around and valuing the time that I’m checking in with them. It’s also imhomes and of course the iconic Roosevelt portant for me to be very visible for the students Market right next door. at the start of the day. You know what? Those Severson: As soon as I heard about this emails will be just fine until I get to them. I want assignment, my husband and I rode our to be on the playground during recess and in the bikes over to the neighborhood. I got chills. cafeteria during lunch time. That’s really valuable. It’s funny that you mentioned Norman Rockwell, because I’m going to put up a famous We’re talking about schools, particularly painting of his in my office. I’m sure you’ve seen it. It’s a little girl sitting outside the prin- safety in our schools, now more than at any time in recent memory; unfortunately, that’s cipal’s office. She has a black eye and a huge due to terrible tragedies at some U.S. schools. grin on her face.

Can I assume that you and your colleagues are having more conversations about how to prepare for such a terrible possibility? Zickefoose: It always comes down to communication, thinking ahead, planning. I’ve learned to communicate early and communicate often. The best decisions are made after talking with people. Severson: I look at this the same way I look at parenting. Adult problems have to be dealt with by adults. I think that there are so many ways to train, practice and be ready to protect the kids the best way we can. All that said, communicating with young children about such serious matters is a very delicate business. Zickefoose: It depends on their age. The littlest ones, our kinders through second grade, I would say the clear majority of them aren’t really aware of those terrible incidents. It starts turning when they’re third-, fourth-, and definitely fifth- and sixth-graders. You’re both parents. I’m always so impressed how children of principals share their parents with so many other kids. Severson: When other kids run up to me in the grocery store and say, “Mrs. Severson!” I can see the pride in my sons’ eyes. Zickefoose: When my oldest son was in elementary school, he was playing basketball for Shadow Hills, but I was the principal at Amity Elementary at the time. One of the other kids saw the name Zickefoose on the back of my son’s jersey. And the other kid says, “You have the same name as our principal.” My son says, “Yeah, he’s my dad.” The other kid asks, “Why don’t you go to Amity?” My son says, “Because my dad’s the principal of Amity.” BOISEweekly | AUGUST 15–21, 2018 | 7

CALENDAR WEDNESDAY AUG. 15 Art LAURA JOHNSON: VISIONS IN GLASS—Through Aug. 30. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE. Art Source Gallery, 1015 W. Main St., Boise, 208-331-3374, artsourcegallery.com. MATTEO PUGLIESE: THE GUARDIANS—Through Jan. 6. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.

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Sports & Fitness CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO— The Caldwell Night Rodeo has received no shortage of accolades during its eight-decade run. The CNR features bull riding, steer wrestling, team and tie-down roping, barrel racing and a corral-ful of other events. Through Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m. $8-$25. Caldwell Night Rodeo Grounds, 2301 Blaine St., Caldwell, 208-4592060, caldwellnightrodeo.com.

Kids & Teens Literature AUTHOR GENE NORA JESSEN: SKY GIRLS—Sky Girls tells the exhilarating true story of the unsung pioneers who blazed a pathway toward a new era of female aviation. 7 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered

VIDEO GAME CHALLENGE— Enjoy open play on Wii and X-Box consoles. 4:30-5:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-3620181, adalib.org/victory.

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Caldwell, 208-459-7493, caldwellchamber.org/buckaroo-breakfast.

Odds & Ends RIDE N’ SHOOT WITH HIGH DESERT HARLEY DAVIDSON— Make new friends as you ride out and shoot at Independence Shooting Range. The ride is free. Take your own gun or rent one. Food and beverages provided by High Desert Harley-Davidson. 6 p.m. FREE. High Desert Harley-Davidson, 2310 E. Cinema Drive, Meridian, 208-338-5599, highdeserthd.com.

Food CALDWELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUCKAROO BREAKFAST—Join the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce for its 83rd Buckaroo Breakfast. In addition to a ﬁrst-class breakfast of hotcakes, eggs, sausages and hash, you’ll enjoy music, kid’s events and photo ops. Through Aug. 17, 6:30-9:30 a.m. FREE-$6. O’Connor Field House/Caldwell Events Center, 2207 Blaine St.,

Talks & Lectures VANDAL VOICES: WHEN POLICE SHOOT TO KILL, THE LAW AND THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE—College of Law Professor Katherine Macfarlane will explain the relatively few limits the Supreme Court has placed on the use of police deadly force, as well as the role implicit bias plays in police-involved shootings. 5-6 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny Bridge Irish Pub and Grill, 855 Broad St., Boise, 208-343-5568, uidaho.edu.

THURSDAY AUG. 16 On Stage COMEDIAN KRIS SHAW—8 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208941-2459, liquidboise.com. HOMEGROWN THEATRE: SING TO ME NOW—In Sing to Me Now by Iris Dauterman, the Greek muse of epic poetry hires a human girl as an intern when she gets overwhelmed with work. Through Aug. 25. 8 p.m. $10-$35. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-9910984, gemcenterforthearts.org.

FRIDAY AUG. 17 Festivals & Events WESTERN IDAHO FAIR—Enjoy fair food, carnival rides, vendor booths, live entertainment, prime people watching and more at this annual event. Noon-11 p.m. $4-$7, $25 full-

ISF: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE— Through Sept. 2. 8 p.m. $13-$50. Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, 208336-9221, idahoshakespeare.org.

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day wristband. Through Aug. 26. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-287-5650, idahofair.com.

On Stage COMEDIAN KRIS SHAW—8 and 10 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

Workshops & Classes ORACLES AND OATHBREAKERS: A FANTASY FLASH FICTION WRITING WORKSHOPPE— For beginning to intermediate writers, this workshop will explore the diverse styles of fantasy ﬁction, ﬁlm and folktales. 7-9 p.m. FREE. Push & Pour, 214 E. 34th St., Garden City, 208-4884747, deathrattlewritersfest.org.

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It’s no secret that the Caldwell Night Rodeo is one of the best events of its kind. Now in its 84th year, the CNR long ago made its bones in the national news, and perhaps the fact that it no longer needs to prove itself is what makes it such a roaring good time every summer. When the bulls hit the dirt, the CNR is all about the prowess of the 600 contestants it draws in for events that range from bareback riding to team roping and barrel racing. There’s plenty to do for the nearly 50,000 fans that pour in, like “Buckaroo Breakfasts” and the crowning of the rodeo queen. Though those who look forward to Rodeo Week all year likely already have it memorized, a full schedule of events can be found on the CNR website. Times vary, $8-$25, $85 ﬁve-night pass. Caldwell Night Rodeo Arena, 2301 Blaine St., Caldwell, 208-459-2060, caldwellnightrodeo.com.

From 2-year-old kids to 87-year-old grandmothers, we’ve all come from somewhere to get to where we are now. For this year’s 32 Cells event at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, Swell Artist Collective uncovers those origin stories and turns them into art; speciﬁcally, it peers into the pasts of the guards and inmates who once walked the Pen’s halls. The art that Swell’s members create will hang on the doors of 32 prison cells on Friday, Aug. 17, for one night only, when locals are invited to show up for self-guided tours of the exhibition, punctuating their spooky forays with doses of live music, food, beer and wine. Kids younger than 13 should stay home, as the content touches on adult themes, but the event is a steal for date night—a pair of tickets costs just $14 when preordered online. 6-10 p.m., $8 single ticket, $14 pair. Old Idaho Penitentiary, 2445 Old Penitentiary Road, 208-334-2844, swellboise.com.

If you’ve driven down State Street in the last few weeks, you’ve probably already had a good, long look at the Western Idaho Fair’s new marketing campaign. On one billboard, an anthropomorphic pig in a black t-shirt and bright red lipstick invites viewers to “Meet [her] at the fair,” and there’s a lot more where that came from on the WIF website, which is set up like a tinder proﬁle for barn animals. Odd marketing aside, the fair really is the perfect place to meet a pig, cow or even a “no drama” llama (as advertised). It’s also the go-to spot for hair-raising roller coaster rides, local art and produce displays, and more fried food than it’s possible to consume in a single night. Stop by during the fair’s 10-day run to continue a 120-year Idaho tradition. Times vary, FREE-$29 individual admission, $70-$120 group admission. Western Idaho Fairgrounds, 5610 Glenwood St., 208-287-5650, idahofair.com.

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INTERNATIONAL ARENA SOCCER FRIENDLIES—The U.S. National Arena Soccer Team, playing in Boise for the second consecutive summer, welcomes Team Mexico, Team Colombia and Team Somalia for a series of friendlies. For tickets and information, contact the CenturyLink Arena Box Ofﬁce at 208-331-TIXS or visit centurylinkarenaboise. com. 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. $20. CenturyLink Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise.

WINEFEST 2018—Taste hundreds of imported and domestic wines from more than a dozen vendors during the 21st Annual WineFest on the Basque Block. Plus, enjoy live music, discounted wine by the bottle, a great rafﬂe, delicious tapas and the Oinkari Basque Dancers. 5:30-9 p.m. $45-$50, $160 for 4. Basque Block, Grove Street between Capitol Boulevard and Sixth Street, Boise, 208-3432671, basquemuseum.eus.

Kids & Teens EXPLORE VIRTUAL REALITY—Drop-in and try out the library’s new Playstation 4 Virtual Reality games. For ages 10 and older. 4:30 p.m. FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181, adalib.org.

SATURDAY AUG. 18

MERIDIAN BACK-TO-SCHOOL EXTRAVAGANZA—Partner with a host of community groups to meet the practical school needs of homeless and underprivileged students in the West Ada School District by donating backpacks and school supplies. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Meridian Boys and Girls Club, 911 N. Meridian Road, Meridian, 208-870-3001, adaclubs.org.

On Stage COMEDIAN KRIS SHAW—8 and 10 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-941-2459, liquidboise.com.

Festivals & Events

Workshops & Classes

JURASSIC TOUR—Enjoy the ultimate family dinosaur adventure. Tickets available at the door. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $24-$29. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-4681000, jurassictour.com.

CHUCK PALMER: LISTENING FOR THE RHYTHM—Join music producer and percussionist Chuck Palmer for a listening workshop to discover new ways of listening to, and participating with, the rhythms of our everyday lives. 1-3 p.m. $30. Surel’s Place, 212 E. 33rd St., Garden City, 208991-4718, surelsplace.org.

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ARTBIKE TOUR—Follow Surel’s Place Program Coordinator Jodi Eichelberger on your bicycle to visit artists and makers in and around The Surel Mitchell Live-Work-Create District of Garden City. For the ﬁrst time, you’ll be following a yellow brick road to visit Dorothy at a hidden local gem. 2-4:30 p.m. $25. Push & Pour, 214 E. 34th St., Garden City, 917495-5840, surelsplace.org.

Literature BOOK AND WINE WITH TELAYA—Find a new book, try a new libation and be surounded by people who love words, wine and good company. Your online ticket purchase includes wine tasting, $15 Telaya voucher, one copy of a staff pick, and tapas tasting from the Basque Market. 7:309:30 p.m. $35. Rediscovered Books, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.

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INTERNATIONAL ARENA SOCCER FRIENDLIES—5 and 7 p.m. $20. CenturyLink Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-331TIXS, centurylinkarenaboise.com. WIPE EVERY TEAR’S 3RD ANNUAL RUN TO RESTORE 5K— Run to Restore raises money to empower the 70-plus women in the Philippines who have been freed from the sex trade. 8 a.m. FREE-$35. Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, wipeeverytear.org/2018events.

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BUG DAY—Learn about the exciting world of bugs. You can earn a “Certiﬁcate in Bugology,” purchase edible insects, play bug bingo, participate in Insect Olympics, catch live bugs and meet the experts. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE-$8. Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, 208-343-8649, idahobotanicalgarden.org.

BLAKE SHERLOCK: MOSAIC LIGHT PAINTINGS—Idaho native and artist Blake Sherlock presents landscapes that combine painting with mosaic on glass. 1-7 p.m. FREE. Surprise Valley Clubhouse, 5240 S. Surprise Way, Boise, 203-5248556, blakesherlock.com.

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BOISE CORGI FEST—Have fun celebrating Wales’ most adorable export at Boise’s premier corgi festival. This all-ages, dog-friendly event will include a parade, costume contest, vendors, rafﬂe and silent auction, and a corgi derby. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE. Ann Morrison Park, 1000 N. Americana Blvd., Boise, facebook.com/boisecorgifest.

Food BOISE FARMERS MARKET—9 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE. Boise Farmers Market, 10th and Grove Streets, Boise, 208-345-9287, theboisefarmersmarket.com. CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC MARKET—9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE. Capital City Public Market, Eighth Street between Main and State streets, Boise, 208-345-3499, capitalcitypublicmarket.com.

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CONNECTIONS: VIRTUAL REALITY ART—Featuring work by Liz Altmiller, Karen Doty and Mike Wilson. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. FREE. Gem Center for the Arts, 2417 W. Bank Drive, Boise, 208-991-0984, gemcenterforthearts.com. TWO GENERATIONS OF PRINT MAKERS—This exhibition offers a unique dialogue between two family members (Gary Frederick Brown and Frederick Foster Brown) who never met each other. Through Sept. 23. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Boise State Student Union Gallery, 1910 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-1242, facebook.com/bsuﬁnearts.

MONDAY AUG. 20 On Stage COMEDIAN JAY MOHR—8 p.m. $20. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com.

TUESDAY AUG. 21 On Stage COMEDIAN JAY MOHR—8 p.m. $20. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-9412459, liquidboise.com.

Citizen TUESDAY DINNER—Volunteers needed to help cook up a warm dinner for Boise’s homeless and needy. 5:15-7 p.m. FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208-344-3011, ilcdinners.ivolunteer.com.

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DESTINATION CALDWELL FARM-TO-CORK DINNER—Enjoy a four-course meal pairing Scoria Vineyards wines with inventive dishes created by Chef Gordon Epperson. 6:30 p.m. $100. Indian Creek Plaza, 120 S. Kimball Ave., Caldwell, 208-649-5010, destinationcaldwell.com.

SUNDAY AUG. 19 Festivals & Events JURASSIC TOUR—10 a.m.-7 p.m. $24-$29. Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa, 208-4681000, jurassictour.com.

On Stage THE BIG GAY CABARET—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon, 513 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-6344, facebook. com/PengillysSaloon. COMEDIAN KRIS SHAW—8 p.m. $12-$15. Liquid Lounge, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208941-2459, liquidboise.com.

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WEDNESDAY AUG. 15 ALIVE AFTER FIVE: JOCELYN & CHRIS ARNDT—With Luci Kolada. 5-8 p.m. FREE. Grove Plaza ANDREW SHEPPARD BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon BILLY BLUES BAND—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE NOISEMAKERS—7:30 p.m. $40$75. Egyptian Theatre CHUCK SMITH TRIO—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse EMILY TIPTON AND JONAH SHUE—6:30 p.m. FREE. Highlands Hollow Brewhouse GAYLE CHAPMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365 JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL—Hear three great bands featuring music representing various aspects of Jewish culture and traditions. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. With Fleet Street Klezmer Band, The Moody Jews, and The Debaucherauntes. 6-9:30 p.m. $5-$10. Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—5:30 p.m. FREE. Capitol Cellars

FREE X SHOW: BOBAFLEX—With Jibe, Krystos, Like No One, and Abaasy. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Knitting Factory Concert House

SATURDAY AUG. 18

FRIM FRAM FOUR—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon

17TH ANNUAL COUNCIL MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL—1-10 p.m. By donation. Veterans Memorial Peace Park 2016 Hwy. 95, Council

GREAT GARDEN ESCAPE: TYLOR AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS—6:30 p.m. FREE-$10. Idaho Botanical Garden HOLUS BOLUS—7 p.m. FREE. Clairvoyant Brewing Company KASEY ANDERSON—With Travis Ward. 7:30 p.m. $7. Neurolux LYLE SINCLAIR—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365 NXSTY—9 p.m. FREE. Fatty’s SYCAMORE SLIM—7 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe WOH DISCOVERY: CHOLO GOTH NIGHT—Featuring DJ set by Dave Parley of Prayers. 10 p.m. FREE$5. Reef

FRIDAY AUG. 17 17TH ANNUAL COUNCIL MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL—6-10 p.m. By donation. Veterans Memorial Peace Park 2016 Hwy. 95, Council

LLOYD AND BECKY BLAKE—6 p.m. FREE. Soﬁa’s Greek Bistro

ANDY BYRON AND FRIENDS—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

BERNIE REILLY BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon BOOTLEG SUNSHINE—9 p.m. FREE. The Ranch Club

RAWLEY FRYE—8 p.m. FREE. Reef

BROKEN OUTLAWS—8 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny Bridge Irish Pub and Grill

STEVE EATON—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

YELAWOLF—With Waylon and Willie. 8 p.m. $26-$125. Knitting Factory Concert House

THURSDAY AUG. 16 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY STUDIO BENEFIT CONCERT—Featuring Phil Roy, with Tony and Blues Addicts, and Mood Swing. Aug. 16, 7 p.m. $25 suggested donation. Acoustic Alchemy Studio BEN BURDICK TRIO—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse BOISE SPECTRUM THURSDAY THUNDER CONCERTS: SOUL PURPOSE—6 p.m. FREE. Boise Spectrum

BART BUDWIG BAND—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon BOGUS BASIN MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN: BREAD AND CIRCUS, GYPSY MOONRISE, AND JUICE—Noon-6 p.m. FREE. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area

PATRICIA DALEY—11 a.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill THE SIDEMEN: GREG PERKINS AND RICK CONNOLLY—6 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

MONDAY AUG. 20 BRETT REID—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365 CAMDEN HUGHES—5:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

BREAD AND CIRCUS—8 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s Pub & Grill

DE LUX—With Traps PS, and Transistor Send. 7:30 p.m. $10-$12. Neurolux

BRET WELTY BAND—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

FUNKY TACO JAZZ TURNOUT: TRIO SKGEDIT—7 p.m. FREE. The Funky Taco

BROKEN OUTLAWS—8 p.m. FREE. Ha’ Penny Bridge Irish Pub and Grill

OUTLAW FIELD: STEVE MILLER BAND AND PETER FRAMPTON—7 p.m. $73. Idaho Botanical Garden

CASEY JACK KRISTOFFERSON AND JAKE FREEMAN—8 p.m. FREE. Dwellers Public House CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse GREAT SHAPES—9 p.m. $5. Reef HONYOCK—With Peanut. 8 p.m. $TBA. The Funky Taco JENSEN BUCK—8 p.m. FREE. McCleary’s Pub

TUESDAY AUG. 21 CHUCK SMITH TRIO—7:30 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse DOUGLAS CAMERON AND JOHN FRICKE—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill and Brewery-Cole FASHUN CLUB—With Zemon Lemon, and Tripping Hazard. 9 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

MOOD SWING—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

THE HIGGS—With Jupiter Holiday. 7 p.m. $8. The Olympic

REBECCA SCOTT AND DEBBIE SAGER—7 p.m. FREE. The Local

JEN AND JOHNNY—7 p.m. FREE. The Ranch Club

MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

SAPPHIRE BRUNCH: KEN HARRIS AND RICO WEISMAN—9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

MARACUJA—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

THE NIGHTOWLS—7 p.m. $8. The Olympic

THE SEA THE SEA—With Luke Messimer. 7 p.m. $8. The Olympic

NOAH KADRE EXPERIENCE—7 p.m. FREE. Sockeye Grill and Brewery-Cole

SHON SANDERS AND THE FOUR PENNY PEEP SHOW—10 p.m. $3. Tom Grainey’s

PAMELA DEMARCHE—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

SHON SANDERS BAND—2 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

GENERATOR SAINTS—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon LINDZEY AUTUMN—7 p.m. FREE. High Note Cafe

POLICULTURE—10 p.m. $5. Reef RANDOM ACX DUO—2 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

BUDDY DEVORE AND BOYD WILSON—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill CHUCK SMITH—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

WINTER—7:30 p.m. $8-$10. Neurolux

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B-TOWN HITMEN—8 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s Saloon

NICOLE CHRISTENSEN AND FRIENDS—6 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

MIKE ROSENTHAL—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse

ROCK THE VILLAGE SUMMER 2018: BARRACUDA, AND ALL FIRED UP—With Retreads. 5:30 p.m. FREE. Village at Meridian

FIVE LETTER WORD—9 p.m. FREE. Tom Grainey’s

THE ATARIS—With Jetski. 7 p.m. $15. The Shredder

NED EVETT—5 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Bar 365

SOULPATCH—9 p.m. FREE. The Ranch Club STREET FEVER TOUR KICKOFF SHOW—With Dave Parley (Prayers DJ set), Anichrist, and Evils. 7:30 p.m. $10. Neurolux

SUNDAY AUG. 19 BOGUS BASIN MUSIC ON THE PATIO: BRANDON PRICHETT—4 p.m. FREE. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area

JOCELYN & CHRIS ARNDT, GROVE PLAZA, AUG. 15 Generally when siblings who’ve both graduated from Harvard make the news, it’s for their prowess as doctors, lawyers, scientists or tech moguls. But Jocelyn & Chris Arndt aren’t your typical Ivy League brother-sister duo. Even before graduation, the pair kicked off a musical career that has produced five albums and earned media praise nationwide—a far cry from hitting each other with shovels in the sandbox, where it likely all began. Even better, the duo’s sound is as unique as its story. Jocelyn’s powerful voice—which one Rock and Blues Muse writer claimed “grabs you by the throat and slams you to the dojo floor”—pairs perfectly with Chris’s virtuosic guitar, producing tracks that are part country twang and part ‘80s rock, with a dark bluesy flavor layered across both. —Lex Nelson With Luci Kolada. 5 p.m., FREE. Grove Plaza, downtownboise.com.

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POUT HOUSE—With Sugar Pox, and Zemon Lemon. 7:30 p.m. $5. Neurolux

APRIL RIGBY—11 a.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

IDYLTIME—2 p.m. FREE. Riverside Hotel Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill

MISSISSIPPI MARSHALL—6 p.m. FREE. The Local RADIO BOISE TUESDAY: DIGISAURUS—With Styles in Black. 7:30 p.m. $5. Neurolux

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SAWTOOTH SERENADERS OLD TIME MUSIC NIGHT—7 p.m. FREE. Barbarian Brewing Downtown Boise Taproom

The music that the Seattle-based band The Debaucherauntes produces is just what you’d imagine after reading its name: lush and over-the-top, with an operatic edge that would be perfectly at home on a Broadway stage. Drawing on Klezmer and Yiddish musical tradition, as well as cabaret and vaudeville, The Debaucherauntes has its own brand—not least because a good portion of its music is in Yiddish, not English. In “Bei Mir Bist Du Sheyn,” a track from its debut album, Different Parade (self-released, 2015), brassy instrumentation and violins war with rich, dramatic vocals that bring to mind a smokey saloon. The English tracks share the same theatricality, which is sure to be on display when The Debaucherauntes storm Boise as part of the local Jewish Music Festival. —Lex Nelson

SEAN ROGERS—5:15 p.m. FREE. Chandlers Steakhouse SET IT OFF—With Chapel, and De’Wayne Jackson. 7 p.m. $15. The Shredder SLAYER—With Lamb of God, Anthrax, Testament, and Napalm Death. 5 p.m. $40-$55. Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater THE SUBURBANS—9 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s Saloon WESTERN IDAHO FAIR: BRET MICHAELS—7:30 p.m. FREE With Regular Fair Admission. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds)

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Camp Musical is one of several summer camps offered by the Idaho Shakespeare Festival: “It’s emplowering students and recognizing they have a voice and it’s worth being heard.”

THE STAGE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Camp Musical teaches children to express themselves, face challenges with song MARISA CASELL A Excited conversations echoed and parents framed their perfect shots, some with smartphones and some with cameras, as the soon-to-perform children waved to familiar faces in the crowd. It was the final hour of the final day of the week-long Idaho Shakespeare summer Camp Musical at Boise Contemporary Theater. Education manager Veronica Von Tobel stepped out and addressed the audience. “Every time we do this I put out more chairs, and it’s never enough chairs,” she said. Over the course of a week, Camp Musical takes a group of 60 students, ages 9-18, and coaches them through performances of three Broadway and contemporary songs. The children were split up into three groups based on age, each led by two instructors and an assistant teacher. Instructors chose the songs prior to camp and collaborated with students on how they wanted to approach the performance. “They can kind of do whatever they’re inspired by,” Von Tobel said. “... If the kids want, you know, a couple lines, then they’ll try to create a beginning, middle and end with these songs that maybe have nothing to do with each other, but they create a story out of them. There’s not much you can do in a week, so our goal for that week is for them to just brush up on and to learn singing 12 | AUGUST 15–21, 2018 | BOISEweekly

skills and dancing skills, and to really learn to get a passion for musical theater.” This year, the oldest section, comprising kids ages 14-18, made each song its own performance. Donning black tops, denim bottoms and an assortment of groovy accessories, they opened their performance singing “Aquarius” from Hair. They then abandoned their props for a moving performance of “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen, reflecting on the struggles of loneliness through interpretive choreography. Finally, the group closed with Les Miserables’ “One Day More,” waving a red flag and stunning the audience with the powerful vocals of their Jean Valjean. The two younger groups of campers decided to tie their three songs together using dialogue and underlying themes. The youngest section, with kids ages 9-11, covered the topics of bullying and acceptance. Instructor Jennifer Stockwell said the students wanted to show that even bullies get bullied, and that the best thing was to always be kind. While guiding collaboration on the lyrics, Stockwell said the biggest challenge she faced in the classroom was cohesiveness. “I think that’s a challenge for every class because you want these kids, in a short time, to

feel like they are a team working together and that they are obtaining the same goals,” Stockwell said. “I really just want them to have fun and that it’s a positive experience. That is number one for me, and two, for them to feel like they made something that they are proud of.” Stockwell compared her students to kittens: energetic, curious and constantly swatting at the strings that dangled from the ceiling. “It’s like herding cats sometimes,” she said, noting that patience is important when working with members of a young age group. Despite the challenges, Stockwell’s students put on their game faces on performance day. They were separated by color, with the children playing “new students” in pink and the “bullies” in blue. After an initial dispute between the two groups, they collectively sang “Waving Through a Window” from Dear Evan Hansen, which highlights the challenge of change and acceptance with the lines “on the outside, always looking in/ Will I ever be more than I’ve always been?” Their performance took a positive turn with “Get Back Up Again” from the movie Trolls and “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray. Brian and Kerith Telestai, a husband-wife team, instructed the section of kids ages 1213. With powerful songs like “Seize the Day”

from Newsies, “Schuyler” from Hamilton and “Spitfire” from Prodigy, it’s no surprise the message the kids came up with was just as powerful. The Telestais explained that the class discussed the concept of battles, whether historical, interpersonal or internal. “[It’s] empowering students and recognizing they have a voice, and it’s worth being heard,” Brian said. The students spoke of anxiety, depression and bullies. During their performance, the kids personified those battles, spewing the pessimistic thoughts they face before counteracting them with positive self-talk and reminders that they can overcome it all. They closed their performance by shouting in unison: “We can overcome the thing that pulls us down and we can stand victorious in battle!” “I think it’s just another form of expression. In musicals, why they sing is because they have so much emotion they can’t put it into words. They have to sing it,” Von Tobel said. “ And I think that it’s a great tool for kids to know that if they’re feeling something, whether it’s happy or sad or frustrated, singing or just dancing it out is a good way to release all of that in a healthy and creative way.” BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s Pride and Prejudice is entertaining from start to finish LE X NEL SON There are few things more quintessentially British than Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; but one of them may have been the moment in Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s production of the Austen classic Aug. 7 when all eight on-stage characters, sitting in a row, sipped their tea in unison from white china cups. Pride and Prejudice has had a long string of adaptations since its release in 1813, putting ISF’s chosen version, co-written by Jim Sullivan and Joseph Hanreddy, in good company. A 1940 film based on the novel was followed by two TV mini-series in 1980 and 1995, and then by another big-screen feature in 2005, when Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen co-starred as the strong-willed Elizabeth Bennet and the inestimable Mr. Darcy. That said, the Sullivan-Hanreddy adaptation is a thoughtful one. Standout touches at

There are few things more quintessentially British than Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

ISF included the seamless transitions, which often used the mention of a character’s name to segue comically between scenes, and the way events described in dialogue were portrayed onstage. Both worked to create an experience as cinematic as anything on the big screen. Those inventive moments were pulled off so smoothly that you’d never know the ISF production, starring Laura Wesh Berg as Elizabeth and Nick Steen as Darcy, is Hanreddy’s first time directing his creation. Setting aside the technical minutiae, the dry humor was ever-present (which should earn Andrew May, who played Mr. Bennett, a special nod), the costumes were stunning, the matrimonial gossip was juicy and the accents were overblown enough to make even the most drama-averse onlooker crack a smile.

But Berg and Steen’s strongest acting came in the serious moments. Their one-on-one conversations crackled with acuity and awkwardness in equal measure, and Steen’s purposeful stammers and mis-wordings served to humanize a character described as “proud,” “disagreeable” and “conceited” by others onstage. For her part, Berg played a dynamic Elizabeth, pulling the audience along on her emotional roller coaster of reversal and self-doubt. In another tip of the hat to the skilled cast—and one of the most memorable moments of the night—every performer on stage managed to stay in character as the action paused for a rumbling plane to pass low overhead. Elizabeth raised her head in interest while the snooty Ms. Bingley (Jodi Dominick) swilled wine in her glass, looking positively bored by the whole affair.

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When the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Aug. 8 that it had created a new Oscar category—Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film—it didn’t take long for some of the nation’s top critics to slam the idea. “It’s a desperate ratings attempt,” wrote IndieWire.com’s Anne Thompson, one of the most respected Oscar-watchers in Hollywood. “It’s a golden pacifier for the 40-year-old manbabies who are always boo-hooing that their precious superhero movies never get nominated,” wrote NPR contributor Sean Burns. LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson fanned the flames on Twitter, writing, “New Oscar category for making me feel like I’m in sixth grade again and can’t afford Guess Jeans.” Anyone paying attention to the steadily slumping ratings for the annual award show knows the Academy is in desperate need of improving the broadcast, and it seems honoring a film that most moviegoers have actually seen could be a major boost. Film buffs have to look back 15 years to find the last box office hit to win Best Picture: 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Lest we forget, the Academy Awards was created by movie studios back in the 1920s to promote the motion picture industry, and when an increasing number of moviegoers started staying home to watch television in the 1950s and 60s, the Academy decided to reinvent its annual show into a three-hour television commercial. For the past few decades, the show has ballooned to four hours (or longer). Frankly, there’s a reason they call it “show business,” and while the Oscars are still king, the Academy’s loyal subjects need to do something quickly to protect the throne. For those reasons, I wholeheartedly endorse a statuette for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film at next year’s Oscars. Anyone (and yes, that includes you, fellow critics) who mistakes the Academy Awards for high-brow entertainment believes in something that hasn’t existed for decades. The Oscars are nothing more than a ﬂashy TV variety show, and the Academy is long overdue in embracing that fact. —George Prentice

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SHROUDED SUMMIT BELGIAN WHITE ALE, $2.99-$3.49 A hazy blonde in the glass, there’s a bit of spicy yeast to the soft hop and grain aromas of this brew. The flavors are a smooth mix of sweet biscuit, orange, coriander, and lightly sour grain and malt. A worthy take on the style. GRAPEFRUIT IPA INDIA PALE ALE, $2.99-$3.49 This crystal-clear amber pour sports the best head of the three. It has lots of sweet citrus on the nose with a touch of resiny hops, and the grapefruit flavor comes through on the palate backed with a healthy hops hit. The finish is dry and lively. GOSEFISH HIBISCUSCRANBERRY GOSE, $7.99-$9.99 A 22-ounce bomber, this gose pours the vibrant color of pink lemonade, and has malted quinoa in its mix. Dusty rose petal and hibiscus aromas lead off along with a whiff of steamed rice. An appropriate touch of salt colors the just-sour cranberry flavor. I picked up a hint of quinoa on the finish. You won’t miss the gluten with this one—it’s my top pick. —David Kirkpatrick 14 | AUGUST 15–21, 2018 | BOISEweekly

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There’s a new kid in town: Seattle-based Ghostﬁsh Brewing, which specializes in glutenfree brews, substituting malted buckwheat, millet and brown rice for barley. Ghostﬁsh’s stated goal is to reinvent beer from the ground up, striving to make great brews that just happen to be gluten free. So have they succeeded? Tasting through much of their lineup, I’d have to say they have a lot of hits, with just a couple of misses. All the beers I tried were lightly carbonated, topped by thin, fast-fading heads, and showed best when served chilled but not frosty. Here are my three favorites.

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Boise School District dishes up new meals, good feelings HENRY COFFE Y When the Boise Independent School District begins a new school year on Monday, Aug. 20, food and nutrition workers citywide will begin serving meals to thousands of students. While a dizzying number of breakfasts, lunches and dinners are plated up to hungry kids, it’s easy to overlook just how much planning goes into every tray of food and how much passion the workers behind those trays have for feeding students. “One of our team used to say, ‘Food doesn’t fall from the sky,’” said Peggy Bodnar, the Food & Nutrition Services supervisor for the district. “From the planning, to the ordering, to the software program, it’s all very complex.” Bodner is responsible for serving 22,000 meals every day at 47 locations across the Boise School District, and she has to ensure that the operation is financially self-sufficient, generating almost all of its revenue from meals that cost $2.50-$3 each. It’s a logistical puzzle that makes managing a restaurant look like child’s play. Food & Nutrition staff have been planning this year’s menus since last July. For the 2018-19 school year, students get to choose from a mix of cafeteria classics and trendy new additions. Pizza, burgers and breaded chicken sandwiches, the most popular meals in the district, will make their triumphant returns. Newer items like paninis, grab-and-go protein boxes and “walking tacos”—bags of Doritos to which students can add taco toppings—will have to earn students’ approval. Perhaps this year’s most exciting development: Every high school in the district will have a salad bar, which will allow students to load up on fresh fruits and vegetables, and choose how much food they’d like. The district innovates in order to keep up with food trends, Bodnar said. Last year it piloted a line of gourmet burgers, getting as wild as a peanut butter-and-bacon burger, to entice students. Before that, it rolled out a line of smoothies. Every meal produced by the district must meet stringent nutrition requirements. Even the Pizza Hut pizza it serves is made with whole wheat crust, light mozzarella and lean turkey pepperoni. Bodnar said that creating healthy meals that students approve of is “a balancing act.” “We will always focus on nutritious meals, but if students don’t participate with us, the preparation of nutritious meals doesn’t mean

For the 2018-19 school year, students get to choose from a mix of cafeteria classics and trendy new additions.

anything,” she said. “And if they participate and throw food in the trash, we only have healthy trash cans.” Most of the more than 240 Food & Nutrition Services staff members are women, and many of them started the job because their children were of school-age. Though the work is difficult, physical and fast-paced, employees can get off work when their students leave school, and enjoy the same holidays and vacations.

“IF STUDENTS D ON ’T PARTICI PATE WITH U S , THE PREPAR ATION O F NUTRITIOUS ME ALS D OESN ’T M E AN A N Y THI N G .”

Kerry Nelson started working at Garfield Elementary when her kids were in kindergarten and second grade. They’re now 28 and 30 years old, respectively, and she has spent the past 19 years as the food services manager at Timberline High School. Like many in this line of work, she said the students keep her coming back.

“I make it a habit to get to know the kids by name specifically, and it’s a gift for me to be able to remember them when they move on in the world,” said Nelson. “I’ve been on an airplane in Lackland, Texas, and heard some people talking behind me and they were Timberline graduates.” She even remembered riding an elevator in Las Vegas with one of her past students and asking, “‘What are you doing here?’” to which he replied, “‘What are you doing here?’” Jo Anne Grywczynski has been the food service manager at Washington Elementary for 10 years, cooking for an average of 115 students each day. “I will be honest, I never thought it would be this lifetime career, but I just love it,” she said. “The hours are wonderful, and if you’re an at-home mom it’s a great way to just get out, just keep yourself kind of busy.” The bonds with students extend beyond the cafeteria, too. Grywczynski still attends the school plays of a ninth-grader whom she’d served lunch since the second grade. “I just kind of gravitated to her and her family, and in the process we’ve become really super close,” she said. The people working in school cafeterias don’t always get the recognition they deserve, but Bodnar is inspired by the positive influence they have on students. It has changed her understanding of her work. “I didn’t like the term ‘lunch lady’ when I first started, however so many of the food service staff love it,” she said. “They love the fact that they can be that lunch lady that kids grow up and don’t forget.” BOISE WEEKLY.COM

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shop/French bistro, Bacquet’s, tucked away on You know Bacquet’s Restaurant in Eagle is a the lower level of Boise Towne Square mall, just French eatery the moment you step up to the courtyard-style patio. It just looks French, with its outside of Macy’s. Le Coq Rouge, a French brasserie, was a devines, flowers and gurgling fountain. Inside, the decor continues, out-Frenching the courtyard by lightful surprise nestled in a strip mall along Locust Grove Road. After that venture, Franck did a miles—there are colorful paintings and photos stint as chef at Angell’s at Ninth and Main streets crowded into every square inch of wall space; in Boise (now closed) and was the premier chef at the tables, linens and cutlery are just so, and Le Coq d’Or at Chateau des Fleurs in Eagle. a rainbow of roses wink and curtsy from their The vibe at Bacquet’s is, not surprisingly, crystal vases. European, heavy on the French side of things. Then, you meet the owners, Franck and Michele Bacquet. He is so French you’ll wish you There is a working garden in the courtyard patio with grafted fruit trees including four variethad subtitles for the chat. She translates. They ies of apples, plus cherry tomatoes, leeks, dill, smile and welcome you. And their “meet cute” sweet corn, strawberries and oregano. Many of story, which sounds like it could be featured in a the paintings on the walls inside were painted Wes Anderson film, is nothing if not French. by Franck, and others came from the couple’s “We were set up on a blind date,” said Mipersonal collection. chele, “on the day I was learning how to butcher “It’s all from our house for the most part,” a lamb.” Michele said. “There are The story goes that a lot of nails on the wall Michele had been at home.” renting a house in The menu, which the country and the “ THI S Franck said he changes owners had asked if every five to six weeks, she could take care of RESTAUR A NT ? features mostly French the resident donkeys. IT’S NOT JUST AN dishes, such as boeuf So, the how-to-butcher forestier (ribeye braised tutorial was payment IDE A—IT’S WHO WE with mushroom bacon for a year’s worth of sauce, flambed with donkey duty. ARE. THIS IS OUR brandy—“don’t ask me “I rode my bicycle to cook your steak well over ... wearing my LIVING ROOM.” done”), Saint Jacques au pink apron,” Michele Safran (scallops baked said, “and there was in their own shells Franck.” in saffron sauce) and After the requisite whirlwind courtship, they got married and today “escargot from my grandmother.” “We sell so much escargot it’s mind-blowing. live on a five-acre farm with chickens, horses, Almost every table orders it,” Michele said. three dogs and, yes, a lamb or two. In addition to the food and the visual That’s just the backstory, and only one of a ambience, the restaurant also features live music number of fantastical tales you might have the nightly from a variety of local artists like Sally privilege of hearing if you decide to stop in. The Tibbs, Kevin Kirk and Steve Eaton. couple have recently launched the restaurant Michele and Franck have taken their relationventure, opening their doors to a throng of fans ship from blind-date beginnings to a symbiotic who have followed this chef—and the dishes he working partnership. She does the books and prepares, and the stories, laughter and fun he keeps things ship-shape (she once was a corporate spins—for years. Before opening the restaurant in June, Franck controller and was also in the military) and handles the meet-and-greet in the front of the was chef of a handful of other restaurants in the house—“I get to be the social butterfly,” Michele Treasure Valley. In Boise, he began in a wine

The menu, which Franck said he changes every ﬁve to six weeks, features mostly French dishes.

said with a smile. And Franck? Well, he does what he does—and loves—best: He cooks. Local residents Don Walcher and Kay Brill have frequented the place “at least twice a week” since it opened, Walcher said, adding, “The food—it’s just exquisite.” “Sitting here, we could be in Paris,” Brill said. “The food is so authentic. ... We’ve talked to so many people about this place.” Michele said that while people do not have to make a reservation, it might be wise. “There’s been many nights we haven’t been able to accommodate everyone. We’re already

hoping to expand next door for private parties,” she said. “I have a big following from before,” Franck said. “Everybody is so excited; it’s crazy.” The restaurant, the Bacquets said, is a combination of all of Franck’s previous ventures, with a definite twist. “Now, it’s the way we want, the way we feel. It’s familiar; you feel good,” said Franck. “This restaurant? It’s not just an idea—it’s who we are,” said Michele. “This is our living room.” BOISEweekly | AUGUST 15–21, 2018 | 15

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In her book Yarn: Remembering the Way Home, Piscean knitter Kyoko Mori writes, “The folklore among knitters is that everything handmade should have at least one mistake so an evil spirit will not become trapped in the maze of perfect stitches.” The idea is that the mistake “is a crack left open to let in the light.” Mori goes on to testify about the evil spirit she wants to be free of. “It’s that little voice in my head that says, ‘I won’t even try this because it doesn’t come naturally to me and I won’t be very good at it.’” I’ve quoted Mori at length, Pisces, because I think her insights are the exact tonic you need right now. ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The prettier the garden, the dirtier the hands of the gardener,” writes aphorist B. E. Barnes. That will be especially applicable to you in the coming weeks. You’ll have extra potential to create and foster beauty, and any beauty you produce will generate practical benefits for you and those you care about. But for best results, you’ll have to expend more effort than maybe you thought you should. It might feel more like work than play—even though it will ultimately enhance your ability to play. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author and theologian Thomas Merton thought that the most debilitating human temptation was to settle for too little; to live a comfortable life rather than an interesting one. I wouldn’t say that’s always true about you, Taurus. But I do suspect that in the coming weeks, a tendency to settle for less could be the single most devitalizing temptation you’ll be susceptible to. That’s why I encourage you to resist the appeal to accept a smaller blessing or punier adventure than you deserve. Hold out for the best and brightest. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I’ve learned quite a lot, over the years, by avoiding what I was supposed to be learning.” So says the wise and well-educated novelist Margaret Atwood. Judging by your current astrological omens, I think this is an excellent clue for you to contemplate right now. What do you think? Have you been half-avoiding any teaching that you or someone else thinks you’re “supposed” to be learning? If so, I suggest you avoid it even more strongly, with cheerful rebelliousness. Doing so may lead you to what you really need to learn about next. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Sometimes you make it difficult for me to reach you. You act like you’re listening but you’re not really listening. You semi-consciously decide that you don’t want to be influenced by anyone except yourself. When you lock me out like that, I become a bit dumb. My advice isn’t as good or helpful. The magic between us languishes. Please don’t do that to me now. And don’t do it to anyone who cares about you. I realize that you may need to protect yourself from people who aren’t sufficiently careful with you. But your true allies have important influences to offer, and I think you’ll be wise to open yourself to them.

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